Bottle-cooler



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L. P. BACHAND.

BOTTLE COOLER'. A NO. 663,726. Patented Jul-y 14, 1896.

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LOUIS P. BAOHAD, OF SOUTHBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOTTLE-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,726, dated July 14,1896. Application filed February '7, 1896. Serial No. 578,355 (Nomodel.)

.To all whom, t 'muy concern:

Be it known that l, Louis P. BACHAND, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Southbridge, in the county of XVOreester and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottle-Coolers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to bottle-coolers, and the object of myinventionisto provide a combined bottle case and cooler which isportable and of simple construction, and in which a number of bottlesmay be packed in removable trays and kept cool by ice carried in anice-chamber in the lower part of the ease.

My invention consists in certain novel features of construction of mycombined bottle case and cooler, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed,and the nature thereof ind ica-ted by the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical cross-section throughmy improved bottle case and cooler, taken at a point indicated by line 11, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of arrow a, same ligure. Fig. is acrosssection on line 2 2, Fig. l, looking in the direction of arrow b,same ligure. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the bottle-traysremoved.

The bottle case and cooler consists of a box or case of suitable size,having a bottom 1, front and back 2 and 3, sides or ends a and 5, andcover (5. The cover is in this instance hinged to the back 3 of the boxby hinges G', and provided with a hinged latch 7, adapted to fitover astaple or eye 7 in the front side 2 of the box.

One side or end of the box, as a, is provided with a movable section etat the lower part thereof, which in this instance is hinged to thebottom of the box by hinges 8, as shown in Fig. 1, and is kept closed,in this instance by a thumb-nut 9.'

In the lower part of the box or case is an ice-chamber 10. A metal tray11, having a ring 12 or its equivalent at the front end thereof and awaste-pipe 13 at the rear lower part thereof, extends in the chamber 9,and is adapted to be moved in or out through the opening in the end ofthe box, over which the hinged section it extends. On the bottom of thetray 11 may be placed a wooden rack 1t, upon which is placed one or morecakes of ice 15. (Shown by broken lines.) The wastepipe 13 extendsthrough a hole in one end or side of the box. (See Fig. 1.)

Extending on the front and back side of the box, just over the tray 11,are cleats or supports 16, and on said cleats rests a removablebottle-tray 17, which is divided up into a number of separate sectionsor compartments 1S, in this instance twelve in number. A centraldivision 19 extends through the tray, as shown in Fig. 3, and is notchedor cut out to receive the heads of the bottles. The bottom of the trayis slot-ted or perforated below each compartment, as shown at 20, tofurnish an air-space through which the cool air from the ice-chambercirculates.

One or more trays for holding the bottles may be used, as desired. lhave shown in the drawings two trays, the second placed directly on topof and resting on the first.

The ends of the boxes may be provided with metal or other handles 21,and the ends of the bottle-trays may be provided with eut-out portions22 for handles.

The advantages of my combined bottle case and cooler will be readilyappreciated by those skilled in the art. It is of very simpleconstruction and may be used as a portable ease and cooler intransporting bottled liquids or as a stationary cooler or refrigeratorto keep the bottles cool.

It will be understood that the details of construction of some of theparts of my combined bottle ease and cooler may be varied if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A tray, for the support of bottles in a bottle case and cooler,consisting of a rectangular frame having a perforated or slotted bottom,longitudinal, parallel, division-slats therein, separated from eachother by means of a central transverse division-wall consisting of aseries of blocks, thereby forming com partments within the said frame,each compartment adapted to hold a single bottle, the said centraldivision-blocks notched or recessed on two sides for the reception ofthe heads of the bottles placed in said compartments, substantially asdescribed.

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2. In a bottle case and cooler, the combinapartment adapted to contain asingle bottle, the bottom of the said tray slotted or perforated, toallow the cold air from the ice-chamber to circulate around the bottlescontained in the said compartments, substantiallyas dcscribed.

LOUIS P. BACHAND.

lVtnesses:

JEHU ADAMS, TELESPHORE GAGNON.

